Mauricio Pochettino reportedly ‘wants’ to become the next Man Utd manager as Michael Carrick faces the sack.
The Red Devils currently sit 18th in the table, their lowest ever position after ten games of a campaign in the Premier League era.
Carrick has overseen just one top-flight win this season and their eight-game winless run is their longest in the league since 1986/87, leaving the former midfielder on the brink.
According to The Athletic, United are ‘expected’ to sack the 45-year-old as ‘work has been undertaken on potential replacements’ ahead of their next match against Liverpool.
A number of candidates have been linked with the job, including Antonio Conte, Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann, but Pochettino appears to be the frontrunner right now.
Pochettino ‘keen’ on Man Utd job with Carrick sack imminent
The former Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea boss ‘would be keen’ to take charge of Man Utd, if Carrick is relieved of his duties as expected, according to The Telegraph.
The decision to sack Carrick, on the ‘recommendation’ of CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, has to be approved by club co-owners Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers, and he is ‘likely’ to learn his fate on Tuesday afternoon.
Pochettino is currently in charge of the United States men’s national team after signing a new contract that will take him up to the next FIFA World Cup in 2030.
The Argentine’s deal reportedly includes a clause that will allow him to join ‘certain clubs’ for a £7.44 million ($10m) compensation fee. The total cost of hiring him would be greater, though, if his backroom staff were to follow him to Old Trafford.
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